Principal Data Scientist, Kargo
Auction Optimization
$200-220k
OTE
Mobile advertisement platform
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Mobile advertisement platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-220k
OTE
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Kargo's mission is to empower advertisers to break convention and build connections with consumers on the most important screen today—the phone.
Role
Who you are
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
- Significant experience working with scalable modeling frameworks
- Hands on SQL and Python experience in their past several years
- Extensive experience in data science, machine learning, and adtech
- Proven track record of leading and managing high-performing data science teams
- Strong technical expertise in real-time bidding, OpenRTB, and related technologies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- This position requires a blend of technical expertise, industry knowledge, and strategic thinking to enhance our modeling infrastructure and address the unique challenges of Kargo’s commercial goals
What the job involves
- As the Principal Data Scientist at Kargo, you will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic direction of our adtech company's mission-critical auction-based models
- You will be a part of a cutting edge optimization framework working with machine learning experts, focusing on leveraging Kargo’s unique data within the OpenRTB framework
- Your contributions will add directly to Kargo’s revenue strategy and competitive strategy
- Spend your days optimizing our auction in an embedded team of cross-functional engineering, product, and commercial talent
- Work within a team of data scientists and machine learning experts, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence
- Collaborate closely with engineering leads, data engineering, and analytics teams to develop and refine data-driven strategies
- Work in consultation with product management and business stakeholders to understand client needs and translate them into actionable data science projects
- Oversee the development and implementation of optimization algorithms using the OpenRTB framework
- Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our real-time bidding systems
- Stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies in adtech, particularly in areas related to machine learning and real-time data processing
- Drive the continuous improvement of our modeling infrastructure to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
- Lead the research and development of new methodologies to solve complex problems in
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment of data science initiatives with overall business objectives
Our take
The way in which advertisers reach out to their audiences has changed dramatically over the last decade, primarily due to the invention of the smartphone. Whilst mobile ads have existed since the beginning of smartphones, most rely on technology that was built for desktops, resulting in bad advertising and missed opportunities.
Kargo provides a mobile advertising platform for marketers and publishers, helping them to deliver better business outcomes by leveraging advertising technology designed specifically for mobile. The company achieves this by directly integrating optimized impressions from the best-performing publishers within its specialized supply, using tangible identity metrics to analyze and improve advertiser KPIs, and overall facilitating personalized and mobile-optimized advertising.
The company acquired Videobyte (a video advertising platform for Connected TV) in early 2023 to expand operations into the relatively young digital TV industry and its lucrative TV formats. Bringing video, publisher tools, and unique formats to Kargo's omnichannel, this acquisition indicates a diversification of mediums for the advertising provider, who already has a firm grip on both mobile and desktop advertising platforms.
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Company values
- Self Starter - Take initiative. Prioritize the best possible outcomes for our clients and our company. Work confidently and independently, anticipate and embrace challenges and learn from setbacks. Be the go-to resource for colleagues and clients
- Team Player - Work together. Trust, empower and champion each other to cultivate the best ideas and optimize performance. Listen actively, engage respectfully and share ownership and accountability. Be collaborative and inclusive in ideation, decision making and execution
- Innovator - Be brave. Challenge the status quo to make Kargo and its clients stand out from the crowd. Leverage unique perspectives to drive the company and industry forward. Be a change agent and thought leader and inspire others to do the same
Company HQ
Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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Leadership
Karry Kargman
(CEO)Experience as Corporate Business Developer for Intel Venture and Corporate Strategist for Intertainer.
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